Remember the Royal Jam War of April 2024? The Duchess of Sussex sent out numbered jars of strawberry jam to her friends and the British media proceeded to lose their everloving minds about it. Keep in mind, we still have not seen one single American Riviera Orchard product for sale. No one has put money down for any ARO product. But that didn’t stop Buckingham Palace’s gift shop from suddenly entering into The Jam War and posting an Instagram about their strawberry jam. King Charles’s Highgrove-branded jam even saw a spike in sales too. While Highgrove and BP were selling jam before Meghan, that also didn’t stop the British media from screaming, crying and throwing up about how Meghan’s ARO was the tackiest, most grasping thing ever. Well, you remember how Meghan also applied for trademarks for a wide variety of potential ARO-branded products? Remember how she applied specifically for pet product trademarks? Well, funny story.
The King has launched a range of pet products fit for animal royalty, including a bowl with gold trimmings and a crown. Doggies can channel their inner corgi by playing with a toy bone embossed with a fancy “Buckingham Palace” label.
The accessories have been designed “for pampered pooches and fabulous felines”, exclusively for the Royal Collection Trust. Your pet can now wolf down its grub from a £30 china bowl, with 22-carat gold edging and crown motif. It boasts an inscription from Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle or, for monarchy-loving pets north of the border, the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Dogs can gnaw on a £19.96 pink bone created by designer Rory Hutton. There is also a matching bandana at £10.96, bow tie for £12.95 and a £35 coat. A £90 hamper of goodies will ensure yours is “the best dressed four-legged friend”, the website boasts.
The website states: “For the pampered pooch or fabulous feline in your life, this hamper has all the accessories needed to be the best dressed four-legged friend. Upgrade your usual pet bowl with this Windsor Castle English Fine Bone China pet bowl with a glossy white finish and 22 carat burnished gold trimmings.
Would the Royal Collection Trust really be expanding their commercial line to pet products if Meghan hadn’t decided to do her own ARO line? That’s what I wonder. I also wonder why it’s taken the Royal Collection Trust this f–king long to sell pet products in a nation of animal-lovers. It really speaks to the lack of imagination of people working for the Windsors. QEII was such a dog-lover and no one at the Royal Collection Trust thought to monetize that love with cute dog products for sale online?
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- The Duchess of Sussex visits Mayhew on Wednesday 16th January to meet with staff, volunteers and beneficiaries, and hear more about the animal welfare charityÕs various initiatives, from community engagement to international projects. This will be Her Royal HighnessÕs first official visit to Mayhew in her new role as Patron. PIC: Duchess meets a Jack Russel called “Minnie”,Image: 535134073, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR SEVEN DAYS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: – / Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales stokes a member of the public’s dog outside the Pier during his visit to Southend, eastern England, on March 1, 2022.,Image: 665681154, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: JUSTIN TALLIS / Avalon
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- Britain’s Queen Camilla (R) meets Bobby, a rescue dog from Kenya who is also wearing a bowtie, during a visit to the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary in Nairobi on November 1, 2023. The equine welfare charity Brooke is working with the Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA) to rescue donkeys at risk, and promote their welfare.,Image: 818677716, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: BEN STANSALL / Avalon
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- London, UK, 15th May 2024. The King and Queen, together with the Lord Mayor, exit St Paul’s Cathedral after the service. Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a Service of Dedication for the Order of the British Empire at St Paul’s Cathedral in London today. The ceremonial service is attended by holders of the Orders awards, as well as many others.,Image: 873161226, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Imageplotter / Avalon
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- Portsmouth, UK, 05 June 2024: King Charles III and Queen Camilla are moved to tears as they attend a commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Portsmouth, UK.,Image: 879078188, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Dylan Martinez / Avalon
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- The Duchess of Sussex visits Mayhew on Wednesday 16th January to meet with staff, volunteers and beneficiaries, and hear more about the animal welfare charityÕs various initiatives, from community engagement to international projects. This will be Her Royal HighnessÕs first official visit to Mayhew in her new role as Patron. PIC: Duchess meets a Jack Russel called “Minnie”
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- The Duchess of Sussex visits Mayhew on Wednesday 16th January to meet with staff, volunteers and beneficiaries, and hear more about the animal welfare charityÄôs various initiatives, from community engagement to international projects. This will be Her Royal HighnessÄôs first official visit to Mayhew in her new role as Patron. PIC: Duchess meets “Maggi” a Jack Russel with Emma Driver and Zoe Edwards
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- The Duchess of Sussex visits Mayhew on Wednesday 16th January to meet with staff, volunteers and beneficiaries, and hear more about the animal welfare charityÄôs various initiatives, from community engagement to international projects. This will be Her Royal HighnessÄôs first official visit to Mayhew in her new role as Patron. PIC: Duchess meets “Maggi” a Jack Russel with Emma Driver and Zoe Edwards
All the dogs I have had were just fine eating out of bowls without gold trim. I doubt any future dogs will care either. I certainly don’t. Don’t eat out of bowls with gold trim myself.
Did I wake up in 2017? That’s when I bought my mom’s dog that exact bowl in the BP gift shop which has a huge pet section.
Same thing, same year….plus our kid got a stuffed corgi.
Yeah this is not new. It’s just a new design. They’ve had tons of pet items for years. I bought something back in 1992! A collar, I think. Not everything is related to the Sussexes.
LOL! The Royal Collection should capitalize on selling ‘Willy Battles Harry’ dog bowls, with a drawing of the two in boxer shorts and gloves painted in the middle of the bowl. 🤣 And they could come with a faux painted on crack down one side of the bowl. 😉
Guys, you heard it here first! 👌🏽
Except Harry didn’t fight back in his telling.
In Willy’s telling he hates Harry so much he’d happily resort to nuclear weapons.
Thank God for Meghan, right? She really is the blueprint.
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And if the ARO line includes dog bowls and toys, BP can say Meghan copied them.
This is why they were so mad Nacho released picture proof that Meghan gifted him dog biscuits. The royals didn’t get to put their products out first so that they could say Meghan copied them. They knew she had a trademark pending and they wanted to beat her to the punch. I swear there is a greater power watching over H&M. 🤣
Yes, Meghan is truly the blueprint and that is why they’re trying so hard to break Meghan and Harry. JEALOUSY IS THE ROOT OF ALL HATRED 🙄 I’m sure they have a print out of all Meghan’s Trademarks 🤣🤣
This is some weird marketing campaign because all of that pet merch has been in the palace gift shops for years.
Maybe this is the first time The Sun has actually looked at the gift shop site. It didn’t occur to them before Meghan.
Yeah, ‘all that pet merch’ was sitting there in the palace gift shops gathering dust. That is until the left-behind royals heard about Meghan’s ARO venture and spied her promo expertise. Now, a lightbulb has gone off in their heads and they are swiftly taking advantage of their association to the amazing Meghan and Harry! LOL! 😂
https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/g36779567/the-queen-collection-of-dog-toys-accessories/
Meghan is definitely ‘the blueprint,’ @Amy Bee. She is a rare and amazing person, with strength, courage, hard work ethic, and brilliance. She is also vulnerable, kind, charming, and sweet. A one-of-a-kind remarkable woman Together, everything the Sussexes touch turns to gold. 💰 🌟
The obsession is real. My goodness.
And let me guess, we won’t hear one peep from the rota rats and derangers about how royals aren’t supposed to earn money or selling dog bowls is cheapening the royal brand 🙄
Of course!
My first thought was Party Pieces 2.0
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Where Meghan goes the royal family follows.
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”- Oscar Wilde
No one ever remembers the second half of that sentence.
They actually already had jam and other human goodies… That they’ve decided to follow Meghan into canine house goods is seriously amusing.
….are the dog bowls also an attempted jab at Harry? A tasteless “joke” about William’s assault on his brother? You know they’re awful and petty enough…
This was also the first thought I had on reading this.
That’s what I thought as well and I was almost surprised that The Sun didn’t fully go for it. They are usually that tasteless.
Exactly. My first reference as well when I heard ‘Royal Collection canine bowls.’ 😂 See my earlier post on the blatant marketing possibilities they could tastelessly pursue! Tee hee! 😆😜
The dog bowls are all about money, they’re still selling Diana Dolls. The Windsors know the power of money that’s why their biggest fear is about the Montecito Royals getting too wealthy .
🎯 Exactly. The royals and rota think it’s okay for themselves to make money off of the Sussexes, but are bound and determined to continue attacking H&M for daring to breathe, to successfully thrive, and to build enormous wealth and a lasting legacy outside of that failing, grifting institution.
OMG — they’re selling DIANA DOLLS? Talk about shameless! First they hound her into an early grave, then they capitalize on her legend and likeness?
I guess the RF has to make money by any means necessary. Because best believe that no one will ever buy a Camilla doll, not even if it comes with a little saddle and toy carrot.
Okay, the gall of that family selling Diana dolls is next level, and I really thought they couldn’t be worse. Apparently I was wrong. Do they also have mini guillotines, perhaps for bagel slicing, for those who want to whimsically remember the beheaded queens while making breakfast?
Fine bone China? God give me strength!
They seem to love copying commercial ventures but can easily avoid matching the charitable ones.
The inbred nepo hires that run the royal organizations are so incompetent, I swear. Given the prominence and love of the Queen’s corgis, they should have done this DECADES ago. I would have bought some corgi branded royal souvenir treaties for my guys. They really need some fresh blood, but the entrenched gray men would not allow anyone effective to succeed.
Well, they did have a line of socks with corgis on them and corgi stuffed animals in the gift shop.
Looked at the royal shop online and searched for “ethically sourced” and “sustainable” and nothing was found in the search. Why isn’t Charles, the great environmentalist, introducing sustainable products from recycled materials or something like bamboo?
equality – good point about enviro-hypocrite.
Wasn’t Chuck also big on promoting ye olde British textile crafts? I’d expect to see some of ye olde British textiles promoted in the socks and scarves sold at the Holy Royal Highness gift shop as well. Sounds like they’re selling socks with corgis on them – too bad the only corgi keeper now is Prince Andy.
Meghan is their unofficial brand manager. If Nacho hadn’t sent that IG with the jam AND the dog biscuits……..
Colonizers stealing ideas from a WOC? That is just how they roll.
They don’t even have the creativity to put “Barkingham Palace” on it…
That would be so cute, and no they really don’t.
My second hand embarrassment is getting stronger with each article. How are they not embarrassed themselves? But I remember, they do live in a bubble surrounded by yes men and completely lack self-awareness (eg PR geniuses that made a huge dent in BRF image lately).
I rely on pet co and chewy. Better quality than The palace.
A penny for James Middleton’s thoughts.
Hehe 👏👏👏
Thoughts about things that went on sale quite a few years ago? That would be a bit weird.
Or just thoughts about the sun bigging it up now as if it’s new. As an another seller of dog stuff.
Why does this no longer surprise me🥴
Ummm….given what Harry said in “Spare” – I think selling dog bowls is a little on the nose.
Ewww. I didn’t even think of that.
My first thought exactly. Doesn’t Willy owe Harry a replacement?
KC has a personal wealth (declared) of $770 million and a real estate portfolio of almost $10 billion. The idea of any royal with vast wealth who doesn’t pay taxes shilling any kind of product is beyond disgusting.
Yet Megan is the one in the wrong?
💯💯💯
Meghan really is their motivation and they hate her for it. Just think, if they had been fully embraced and accepted, the Sussexes would have taken on so many of the neglected patronages and probably done so much with them. She’d definitely have worked with more animal charities. I read somewhere when Meghan first joined the family, the grey men didn’t want to give her any patronages at all, wanted to sideline her, and reluctantly gave
her the National Theatre and Assoc. Commonwealth Universities. The patronages she did the most work with and was most effective with like SmartWorks and Grenfell cookbook were her own initiatives and not royal patronages. Anyway, not a pet owner so don’t have a dog in this particular product fight, lol.
^^ Courtiers were surely reluctant, and they actually gave Meg nothing. It was QE-II who was responsible for giving Meghan the National Theatre and Association of Commonwealth Universities royal patronages. Just as it was QE-II who invited Meghan to accompany her on the overnight train trip to Cheshire. Just as it was the Queen who in unprecedented fashion allowed Harry to bring Meghan as his fiancé on the 2017 Sandringham Christmas morning church walk.
It was also the Queen and Prince Philip who with visible delight appeared in that iconic, yet casual, family portrait at Windsor Castle with Doria, H&M, and Archie, two days after Archie’s birth. That authentic, non-photoshopped royal portrait will go down in history.
Wow. So the Queen was the one who had to step in. The fact that the courtiers from jump were so afraid of Meghan’s abilities, knowing she did charity projects, and worked with UN Women and One Young World, shows how petty and small minded they are. This is why to this day they try so desperately to either undermine or one-up the Sussexes.
Bold move selling dog bowls, when that was what Harry said William pushed him onto that broke and scratched him up in Spare…
These dog bowls are tough enough to withstand the force of a 190-pound prince falling on them after being knocked to the ground by his incandescent brother! Buy one today and we’ll throw in a necklace that breaks apart after your lunatic brother grabs you by the collar!
Stunned and Amazed! @QuiteContrary.
Those are some very unique qualities for a dog bowl 😲 🤯
Chuck daT’ird really didn’t Spare, did he?
IMHO this presents a great opportunity for Republic (anti-monarchy group) to add some items to its Shop. Even though I’m old with too many t-shirts, I swear I’d actually buy one if they put a “#Not My Queen” logo with a picture of a flouncy blonde mare on it.
But Harry and Meghan are the sellouts. LMAOOOOO
It’s off-topic, but Chucky Boy always looks so hangdog, even when he’s smiling.
If they’re not selling C&C-branded horse accessories, they’re missing an opportunity 🙃
Oh how the inbred have fallen
These people are like every crazy stalker boyfriend, watching her every move from afar so they can pounce and single white female her.
Charles can no longer complain that other members of the family are monetizing the royal connection. Why isn’t this being made clear in the press? It’s so obvious that even Piers Morgan can understand it.
It’s funny to me that a literal king feels like he has to compete with Meghan, and the British press treats him as the underdog.